Oregon § 465.330 State remedial action costs; payment; effect of failure to pay

Oregon Statutes

§ 465.330 — State remedial action costs; payment; effect of failure to pay

Oregon § 465.330

Vol.13

Title 36AHousing; Lottery and Games; Environment

Ch. 465Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials I

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 465.330 (2026).

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(1)The Department of Environmental Quality shall keep a record of the state’s remedial action costs.

(2)Based on the record compiled by the department under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall require any person liable under ORS 465.255 or 465.260 to pay the amount of the state’s remedial action costs and, if applicable, punitive damages.

(3)If the state’s remedial action costs and punitive damages are not paid by the liable person to the department within 45 days after receipt of notice that such costs and damages are due and owing, the Attorney General, at the request of the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, shall bring an action in the name of the State of Oregon in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the amount owed, plus reasonable legal

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(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall keep a record of the state’s remedial action costs.
(2) Based on the record compiled by the department under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall require any person liable under ORS 465.255 or 465.260 to pay the amount of the state’s remedial action costs and, if applicable, punitive damages.
(3) If the state’s remedial action costs and punitive damages are not paid by the liable person to the department within 45 days after receipt of notice that such costs and damages are due and owing, the Attorney General, at the request of the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, shall bring an action in the name of the State of Oregon in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the amount owed, plus reasonable legal expenses.
(4) All moneys received by the department under this section shall be deposited in the Hazardous Substance Remedial Action Fund established under ORS 465.381 if the moneys received pertain to a removal or remedial action taken at any facility.